Johann Baptist Ruel
Flemish painter
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| Intro | Flemish painter | |
| A.K.A. | Johann Baptist De Rull Johann Baptista von Ruel Johann Baptist de Ruel Johann Baptist de Rul Johann Baptist de Rull Johann Baptist De Ruel | |
| A.K.A. | Johann Baptist De Rull Johann Baptista von Ruel Johann Baptist de Ruel Johann Baptist de Rul Johann Baptist de Rull Johann Baptist De Ruel | |
| Places | Netherlands | |
| was | Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1638, Antwerp | |
| Death | 1 January 1685 (aged 47 years) |
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Johann Baptist Ruel or de Ruel was born at Antwerp in 1634.
He was introduced as a singer to the court of the Elector of Mayence, and was there instructed in painting by Jan Thomas. He afterwards settled at Würzburg, where he executed altar-pieces and portraits. A portrait by him is in the Munich Gallery.
He died in 1685, or, according to others, in 1715.